Between a horrific cold, now in its sixth week and accompanied by a hacking cough, and major surgery for a family member (which went quite well, I pleased to report,) I managed to get almost nothing accomplished this week.

Seriously, nothing.

It was a struggle on Monday and Wednesday just to put out my regular blog posts.

I did read a very entertaining book -- The Martian by Andy Weir. I recommend it for anyone that enjoys sci-fi and/or likes books that are realistically and technically accurate.

Really, that is all. Hopefully I can contribute more to the cause next week.